Est. 1887

The school vegie patch has been mulched and planted up with seedlings, which will hopefully be ready to harvest when the students return to school.

Principal: Belinda Wethers

School Address: Pomonal– Ararat Rd, Pomonal, Vic 3381

Email: Pomonal.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Phone: 03 53 566 292

Newsletter #4

29/4/2020

Principal Report

What a crazy start to Term 2 at Pomonal Primary School... The staff are all really missing the students and families, but have been incredibly proud of how resilient and conscientious our students have been in these difficult times. We also really appreciate all the incredible support the parents and carers have been providing for our students with their learn-ing and to the staff.

We understand that at times learning from home can be really challenging –remember to take a physical break at these times to re-set. You might like to go for a walk or a run or do something fun and continue your learning after you have dinner etc. Remember to keep in touch to let us know how you are going. School Projects Whilst you have all been safe at home, there have been a few projects getting completed back at school. So far Felicity and Josh have painted the toilet block and oiled the floor boards. They have painted the roof skirting of the sports shed to match the office and have began replacing and oiling the playground boards. Soon they will begin lining the shed roof and walls to make it nice and cosy. All the drawings for the Outdoor Inclusive Playspace (area near the office) have been finished and the project will go to tender soon.

Google Classroom Bree has texted all families a link and in-structions to access google classroom. If you have any trouble with this, please contact Bree and she will talk you through it. Google Classroom will be used to share learning video’s and for students to respond in video form too. Eventually we will use google classroom a bit more so students can share their assignments etc. The classroom will be under Bree’s Name. There should already be videos in the classroom for students to access.

Who can collect all 12?

Each week we will be awarding certain animals to students who complete cer-tain learning challenges:

This weeks animals will be issued for:

Giraffe - for most nights read

(from Thursday the 30th March 2020 - Thursday 7th May 2020).

Tiger - for creative writing with the Koala Who Could tasks (rewriting the story / Writing a narrative)

Kangaroo- for effort/ neatness and creativity in art. (judged by Mrs Powell)

Make sure you text your art to Belinda a clear picture of your art so she can forward

to Mrs Powell for judging.

ONLY ONE OF EACH ANIMAL IS GIVEN A WEEK (eg. only one giraffe, one tiger and one kangaroo this week)...

At the top right hand of your google home screen you can ac-cess google classrooms (once logged in). There are 9 dots in the top right corner. The above icon can be clicked on for access to the classroom. Once you click on the dots, Google classroom is in the top right corner.

LEARNING PACKS Don’t forget to drop your grey

bag off every Friday at the

store.

Make sure you return any docu-

ments/ tests etc requested by

your teacher when you pick up

your new weekly learning pack.

Keeping Fit and Healthy

What are you doing to keep fit and healthy?

Make sure you go outside every day and do some physical ac-

tivity.

Don’t forget to send a weekly picture, every Thursday on Dojo

of your kilometre club (if you are doing it )–so we can reward

your efforts with a prize in your Friday pack.

Don’t

forget to

spoil your

mum on

Mother’s

Day

on May

10th

NEXT SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN

PUSHED BACK TO

Wednesday 13th May 2020, at 4.30pm

(this was so we could send hard copies of the minutes, agendas and

updated financial information into next week’s learning packs.

(They will be included in the oldest students learning pack for all cur-

rent school council members)

Due to the current restrictions in place, this meeting will

be held online using Belinda’s WebEx.

Mental health and wellbeing check-in

Is important to make time each day to check in on your child’s mental health and

wellbeing. As your child adjusts to their new routine and not being able to see

their friends in person, it is important to be understanding of their feelings of

frustration, anxiousness and even anger – every child will react differently.

To support your child, use these mental health and wellbeing check ins to:

Encourage your child to have regular ‘brain breaks’ -do something physical

several times a day.

Provide an opportunity to talk about how they feel and listen to what they

say.

Identify one or two things they could do to address what they are concerned

or angry about

Ask how they are going, whether they are finding it easy or hard to learn re-

motely, and if there is anything they’d like your help with.

How you can support your child You can support your child by:

having a routine and setting expectations

making sure your child has a space to work in

providing a level of supervision suitable to your child’s stage of development

monitoring communications from teachers / friends

checking in with your child often to help them manage and pace their work.

monitoring how much time your child spending online and that they go to

bed at a reasonable time (eg. School night time)

Message sent from Izzy– Grade 1 student

READING NIGHT AWARDS! Great work by everyone for continuing their fantastic reading

at home!

Congratulations to the following students of their reading

night achievements!

50 nights of Reading

Quinn and Lachy

What have all the Pomonal Primary School students been up to

and what have they been learning from home?

What Anzac Day

means and baking

Anzac biscuits

Learning about 2D

and 3D shapes

Writing poems and

learning about lan-

guage features

Seasons, days of

the week and

months of the year.

Running kilometres

(in the kilometre

club

Interviewing their

grandparents to

find out about their

childhood

Family Trees

Learning to horse

ride

Photography

The Field Family’s Season Trees. –Great to see mum and big

sister jumping on board and giving the art lesson a go.